The first two locomotives are GP15s. The third locomotive is an SD40M-2.
Posted by ICE Conductor on November 4, 2008
That is a welded rail train. The rail on the train is about 1/4 mile long, but they have a welder on rear car that welds two sticks of rail together making longer sections. The UP double main running from Missouri Valley all the way to Chicago is welded rail.
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